{"product_id":"9780743454285","title":"Old New York","description":"The four novellas collected here, by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Age of Innocence\u003c\/i\u003e, brilliantly capture New York of the 1840s, '50s, '60s, and '70s. Originally published in 1924, this outstanding quartet includes \u003ci\u003eFalse Dawn\u003c\/i\u003e, about a rocky father\/son relationship; \u003ci\u003eThe Old Maid\u003c\/i\u003e, the best known of the four, in which a young woman's hidden illegitimate child is adoted by her best friend, with devastating results; The Spark, involving a young man and his moral rehabilitation -- \"sparked\" by a chance encounter with Walt Whitman; and \u003ci\u003eNew Year's Day\u003c\/i\u003e, an O. Henryesque tale of a married woman suspected of adultery. Each reveals the codes and customs that ruled society of the time, drawn with the perspicacious eye and style that is uniquely Edith Wharton's. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Pocket Books' enriched Classics present the great works of world literature enhanced for the contemporary reader. This valume reprints the orginal \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e feature on \u003ci\u003eOld New York\u003c\/i\u003e, a piece that helps fix the stories in the contemporary critical landscape. Also included are critical perspectives, suggestions for further reading, and a visual essay composed of authentic period illustrations and photographs.","brand":"Washington Square Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47127128670448,"sku":"9780743454285","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780743454285_p0.jpg?v=1763639384","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780743454285","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}